an autumnal update

october 2025

CURRENTLY...
see: messy work space
hear: nine inch nails tron soundtrack album
smell: pumpkin hand soap...not much else, allergies are tough
taste: dry mouth, coffee
feel: grogged and bogged...stiff muscles

LONG TIME NO SEE!
it's gotten better since the last time we talked, right?
...RIGHT?
a change of season again. that's good.
time still works.

SPOOKY SCARY BLOG

TEETERING ON THAT TIGHTROPE
staying focused, sometimes i wobble...

there's still something good to see in every day

social media & being around my phone has a real negative impact on my brain & my focus.

but posting is part of keeping up with business...
part of keeping up on people i care for.
a thorned experience.

this kind of outlet-- a blog i can play with--

where there's not a million things vying for my attention or yours...
EXCEPT THIS GUY...
CHECK HIM OUT...

this how i like to exist out here best.

this was a question i got recently --
"WHAT WOULD PEOPLE NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU BASED ON HOW YOU POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA?"

it was my bestfriend who asked me that.

leave it to her to give me something good to ponder & write about. galaxy brain.

i actually met her online!
THANK U INTERNET

we shared mutual friends through homestuck cosplay. the first time i drove down to meet her, i didn't know much about her. relying on tumblr "about me" pages.
have you checked your tumblr url on the wayback machine?
-- look at this shit -- 14 years later...

it used to scare the shit out of me to meet new people face to face,
adding up all these new traits and features of a person. they used to just be a quiet collection of pixels behind a screen.

WEIRD!!!!

being online is carved deeper into every hour of every day now. people share only as much as they want to be seen--whether that's what they create or what they show of their personal life.
there's a lot of control there...
face to face, you lose some of that.

social media is like cruising past selective tips of living and breathing icebergs. lots of icebergs. a fleet of them! a neverending feed of them.
this iceberg is drinking their 2nd cup of coffee.
and eating fresh baked bread.
and slept on their neck weird and it rly hurts today.
lots to take in.

blogging & yammering like this is just html journaling.

it's self indulgent and reminiscent of younger years online.
but you're skimming this!
what is this...? what are we doing here?

i'm navigating the world making a lot of cool connections, in all the little ways i know how.
the world keeps doing unhinged shit. the weight is constant.
i hope i can clown around from the bottom of my heart for a long time. whether online or in person or all by myself somewhere in the dirt.

if we're existing in the same space in the future, i hope it's fun. i hope you feel safe.
i'll trade weird words with ya...

this last froggy market i told a someone with a star wars tattoo that "when i see darth maul, i want to slam a beer."
and i replayed that moment over and over.
i asked myself,
".......why the fuck did i say that..."

(BCUZ ITS TRUE)

UPDATES

UPCOMING EVENTS!
+ MISS A'S NIGHT MARKET +

+ FRIDAY October 24th
+ 8p to MIDNIGHT
come on out for some cozy cool community connection
only market event for me this month, but keep an eye out for updates~

+ PAINTED LADY 5YR ANNIVERSARY EVENT +

+ SATURDAY October 25th
+ NOON to 5p
+ i'll be there until 2:00p doing $50 tattoos!
check out these repeatable designs:

& more from other artists on the shop's instagram!
...here are some photos from lately!

bob burgerween flash designs

nonrepeatable
e-mail 2 b00k

ye old froggy market success!
i love froggy market events 4 real --
it truly feels like hanging out~

UPUPUPUPU

figure drawing + modeling @ artlink

auburn fair came & went
haven't been in years~
there were a lot more people than i expected!
stumbled upon @caseykeepstrying's storm drain mural!

spotted on my walk back home from the landing~
emanates pure cuteness -- the colors are so vibrant!

that's all for now~
if you want to book a tattoo, have a question
or want to tell me about a bug you saw outside...

e-mail me
& walk-ins accepted at the studio! come say hi!

half of the year check-in

july 2025

CURRENTLY...
see: moved my laptop into the dining room...i'm not in love with my new desk space quite yet. working on making it function better.
hear: sinners (2025) playing in the background
smell: sugard snickerdoodle candle, hands smell like dog
taste: gnawing on the inside of my mouth
feel: eyes darting, lots of ENERGY!!buzzzzzz

how are you feeling?
i've got probably close to...forty-five different streams of conciousness right now.

BUT THIS IS A NEW BLOG UPDATE

GOTTA LOCK IN

there goes half a year

doesn't that feel fucking crazy. where am i?
life is a sprint lately.
but tired muscles get stronger
with a good rest & bit of reflection.

there are big milestones and challenges we've taken on this year so far!
...connections with so many cool new people, comfort in the studio, good energy from neighbors...
a small world feeling of overlapping and sharing...

I WANT TO SAVOR THE MOMENTS THAT FEEL GOOD

being connected charges me up to do the next cool thing...
and the other cool thing after that!

there's a lot of things fighting for attention.
the way this country is moving is disgusting.
my dad calls me and we try to cope with a joke about the world falling apart but even he seems a lil burnt out about it.
he's my frame of reference for endurance through all of this.

what does that mean?

it's a lot!

deep breaths

adding a couple classes into the mix this fall.

haven't done any schooling in a while, a lil nervous to share space in my schedule with something big like that. on top of this, on top of that, on top of maybe the other thing i'm probably forgetting?<
but i'm also really excited!
there's more i can explore & more i can do...

even with constant bombardment
& that lingering fear & feeling of doom in every new day
& that tug of ~~it's never enough, you can't ever do enough...~~

...we can still pick our heads up!

look at us go...plugging along.

balancing the best we can.

UPDATES

+ there's a 2k follower giveaway for the month of august!

@SMELLSROTTEN IS MY ONLY ACCOUNT. PLZ DONT GET SCAMMED.
+ giveaway is through instergram only

doesn't cross onto other platforms
+ rules are on the post itself!
+ winner announced in the last week of august

+ fort wayne tattoo festival is this weekend!
AUGUST 1st through the 3rd!
not personally participating this year
some fellow artists from the painted lady will be doing some sick tats there all weekend!
SAY HELLO TO THEM!
& the other artists in the industry from far and wide !!
planning to pop in late on friday to say some "hellos" & see the whole space~
tattoo conventions are a new concept i want to acclimate myself to a lil better

consider participation on the goal agenda for next year!

that's kind of it for now!

if you're missing a message from me, don't afraid to follow up.
some weeks are hectic than others, so my response time varies.
sometimes i'm answering effeciently!
sometimes things get lost or stuck somewhere in the machine of it all.

if you want to book a tattoo, have a question
or want to tell me about a bug you saw outside...

e-mail me
& walk-ins accepted at the studio! come say hi!

tiny (not so tiny) update!

june 2025

CURRENTLY...
see: the art on display @ old crown is hung by wires & the AC is pushing them around all ambiently
hear: chatter overlapping
smell: not much -- allergies are terrible
taste: fresh baked cookie washed down with fresh brewed coffee
feel: neck is sore...shoes are tight

how are you feeling?

check in with yourself...
this is gonna be a quick & easy read!

LIFE UPDATES

life has been so scattered lately --
& i finally feel like it's a good time to explain why!
WE JUST BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOME !!

these guys...aw yeah...we love paperwork & massive life changes

+ there's??? do much to say about this change & how excited i am to be closer to my community & even more invested in a city i'm growing to love more and more...
+ but alas! i've only got half a cup of coffee and half an hour before my next appointment to wrap this blog post up!
+ basically -- for the millionth time -- thank you to everyone in my life for your patience with me & my scattered lil brain!
+ moving & getting settled is going to be pretty heavy on the forefront of my brain, but i can't wait to see all the positive change this move brings us~

& perhaps i can interest you in a couple of local events... UPCOMING MARKET EVENTS!
i'll be hanging out & selling some new prints and stickers
& the garden's night market !
* wednesday june 18th - 6:00p to 9:00p
* i'm going to be there -- not vending this time!
* i'll actually be helping my mom connect & share her work!
* so come on out, let's get a good energy out there!
& froggy market !
* saturday june 21st - 12:00p to 5:00p
* new wall hanging prints available for sale!
* first time vending here!
* stoked to be in this space with so many other cool creators!

ART SHOW OPEN HOUSE!

@ DASH-IN + PAINTED LADY
* thursday june 19th - 6:00p to 9:00p
* this is my first time showing some of my work in a show like this!
* i'd be so jazzed to see y'all there!
* everyone has brought forth lots of different pieces to gaze upon & lots of them are available to purchase!

if you want to book a tattoo, have a question
or want to tell me about a bug you saw outside...

e-mail me
if instagram is an option you can always DM me.
& walk-ins accepted at the studio! come say hi!

yeehaw!

may 2025

CURRENTLY...
see: lots of light,
hear: twilight (2008), dryer rumbling & washing machine gurgling, bird chirps
smell: musty house
taste: cold, my tongue is trying to grow back taste buds since i burnt my mouth on miso soup
feel: a little sore, a lil overstimulated

how are you feeling?

unclench your jaw, sit up a lil straighter...
we've got some new stuff to go over !

guest spot recap !

wonderful fellow artist Luz (@eenchwyrm) & i ventured outside of our home studios here in indiana to have the honor of exploring:

@ My Little Needle Tattoo & Fine Art Studio in Plymouth, MI

+ what a BLAST !!
+ the studio alone buzzed with good history & energy -- it's an incredibly hospitable space to work in
+ we had the pleasure of getting to know a lot of their team of incredible artists & staffers!
+ loved being in a new space with so much personality -- i got lost in creation & conversation...listening and communicating felt fun and approachable despite all the excitement of a new space & new people
+ there are still so many new things to observe & learn from such a cool team !
+ everyone's warm welcome means the world 2 me & it's got me charged up!
+ michigan in general?? has a vibrancy that felt different than the parts of indiana i normally exist in. maybe it was the lush trees in the high humidity after recent storms...what a respite
+ ALSO big ups to LUZ -- it was bonkers epic to go on this journey with ya!

enjoy these crunchy digital camera pictures ~
thank u oberon - 4 snapping some pics of me~ & percy - 4 trading flash!

& perhaps i can interest you in a couple of local events... UPCOMING MARKET EVENTS!
i'll be hanging out & selling some new prints and stickers
@ MADE IN THE SHADE art market!
* saturday may 31st - 2:00p to 6:00p
& the garden's night market !
* wednesday june 18th - 6:00p to 9:00p
& froggy market !
* saturday june 21st - 12:00p to 5:00p

new june flash deals post up on social media !

if you want to book a tattoo, have a question
or want to tell me about a bug you saw outside...

e-mail me
if instagram is an option you can always DM me.
& walk-ins accepted at the studio! come say hi!

yeehaw!

april 2025

CURRENTLY...
see: new desk space...darker wood
hear: switched from club to folk music just now
smell: empty coffee cup
taste: bitter mouth
feel: back hurty

how are you feeling?

unclench your jaw, sit up a lil straighter...
i'm throwing something new in your direction!

NEW NEWS!

ROAD TRIP!

+ i'm venturing along with @eenchwrym for an appearance
@ My Little Needle Tattoo & Fine Art Studio in Plymouth, MI!
+ guest spotting is a first for us both, it's gonna be EPIC.
+ michigan peeps email 2 b00k!

& perhaps i can interest you in a couple of local events... UPCOMING MARKET EVENTS!
i'll be hanging out & selling some new prints and stickers
@ the garden's night market !
* wednesday may 21st - 6:00p to 9:00p

& MADE IN THE SHADE art market!
* saturday may 31st - 2:00p to 6:00p